The major focus on cultivating talents in the field of intelligent water conservancy combined with computer technology. It aims to cultivated managements professionals specializing in water informatics, can cover all the areas related to water: hydrology and water resources, hydraulics and river dynamics, hydraulic structural engineering, water conservancy and hydropower engineering, seaport and offshore engineering, geotechnical engineering, urban water, water information technology etc. The talents trained by this major have deep knowledge of the most advanced expertise and excellent understanding of the most advanced technology, thus to prepare for their career as an international manager and decision maker.

There are two research directions in this major: public water services and water informatics.